US farmers put in a strong shift last week, planting more than one-quarter of their corn in the period, US Department of Agriculture show.
In the top two growing states, Illinois and Iowa, growers planted 40+% of their crop.
Nonetheless, US sowings remain behind the usual pace.
Details of the data are shown below.
For the previous week’s report, click here.
| State | Planting progress |
Change on week | Change on year | Difference from 5-year average |
| Colorado | 41 | +18 | -10 | -14 |
| Illinois | 55 | +40 | -29 | -15 |
| Indiana | 40 | +29 | -20 | -14 |
| Iowa | 57 | +43 | -36 | -23 |
| Kansas | 60 | +14 | -5 | -4 |
| Kentucky | 65 | +26 | -12 | -5 |
| Michigan | 31 | +27 | -36 | -10 |
| Minnesota | 35 | +26 | -59 | -37 |
| Missouri | 65 | +33 | -17 | -14 |
| Nebraska | 62 | +23 | -22 | -15 |
| North Carolina | 95 | +4 | +1 | +2 |
| North Dakota | 4 | +3 | -55 | -37 |
| Ohio | 31 | +26 | -6 | -10 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | +20 | -15 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 31 | +20 | -52 | -23 |
| Tennessee | 84 | +20 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 87 | +6 | +2 | +3 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | +27 | -40 | -18 |
| 18 states | 49 | +27 | -29 | -18 |
| Source: USDA. Planting progress data in percent. Other data in percentage points |
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